Just as the Clean Air Act was passed in 1956, London introduced a new pollution vector onto every street in the city: the private motor car.

What has the effect of car pollution been on the city, and how does it affect us today? What does it mean to be a ‘car city’ - and can we ever be post-car?

Links mentioned in the episode:

London Air

Breathe London

Annie Kelly on 15 minute cities and conspiracy theories

I make this show because I love radio and I love nature... so I invited Jason W Moore on the radio to challenge and upend my ideas about nature.

Jason (author of Capitalism in the Web of Life) and I talk about Nature, capitalism, labour, and history - and what we can do to work toward a truly ecologically democratic future.

To learn more about Jason's work:

https://jasonwmoore.com/

Our conversation has been lightly edited for length and clarity, opinions expressed by guests on Worm From Home are always their own.

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Great Tit recording by Henry Law - source ⁠⁠xeno-canto.org⁠⁠, under Creative Commons license

In this episode I'm joined by Kieron Doick from Forest Research. We talk about trees, urban heat, and the challenges posed to city trees from climate change.

To learn more about Kieron's work:

Climate Change Factsheet : Factsheet: Climate change and urban forests - Forest Research

Climate Change Hub: Welcome to the Climate Change Hub - Forest Research

What is the urban forest? - Forest Research

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Great Tit recording by Henry Law - source ⁠xeno-canto.org⁠, under Creative Commons license